Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Israel
Israel: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 2.7% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Israel peaked at 9.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
Israel ranks 89th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -77.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +100.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +55.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +177.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -47.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -53.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -51.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +94.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -13.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Israel's 2.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 207.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 394.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 287.7 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Israel?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Israel was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Israel rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Israel ranks 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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